A review by vermidian
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I'm really sad to say that I've opted not to finish this. I've always enjoyed Sir Terry's writing, but this book just isn't hitting the spot. I suspect the parts I'm not enjoying are more Stephen Baxter than Terry Pratchett's, as this was nearing the end of Pratchett's life and during a time where he was having issues with Alzheimer's. I quite enjoyed little snippets of how people reacted to things, and it was a really neat concept, but the recurring characters that we got were very flat emotionally speaking and you're never quite given a reason to like any of them. I made it a good quarter of the way into the book and had no emotional connection to any of them. It just wasn't my cup of tea. To any reading this book and enjoying it, I wish you the joy of it that I did not find!